Henley, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

99/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Henley is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1182, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Henley at a glance

Population (2021): 455
Median age: 46
Median weekly household income: $3,353
SEIFA score: 1182
Coordinates: -33.8422, 151.1354

Henley demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Henley using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 18% of homes are rented, and 28% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	69	16%
Youth (15–24)	70	16%
Young adults (25–44)	74	17%
Mid-life (45–64)	146	33%
Seniors (65+)	82	19%

Share of the 441 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	73	44%
Owned with a mortgage	59	36%
Rented	30	18%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	118	77%
Townhouses & semis	32	21%
Flats & apartments	4	3%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 154 occupied private dwellings in Henley.

Median weekly rent: $660
Median monthly mortgage: $4,800
Average household size: 2.9 people
Median weekly family income: $4,042
Median weekly personal income: $1,341

Community and culture

Born overseas: 123 (28%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 105 (23%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 290 (81%)
Labour-force participation: 59.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%
Employed full-time: 132
Employed part-time: 79

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Henley

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Henley is January (average daytime high around 25.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.5°C). The area receives roughly 1084 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	25.7°C	19.3°C	104 mm
Feb	25.1°C	19°C	119 mm
Mar	24°C	18°C	186 mm
Apr	21.9°C	15°C	100 mm
May	19.2°C	11.7°C	56 mm
Jun	16.5°C	9.8°C	74 mm
Jul	16.5°C	8.7°C	70 mm
Aug	17.3°C	9.2°C	67 mm
Sep	19.6°C	11.3°C	55 mm
Oct	21.8°C	13.7°C	92 mm
Nov	22.8°C	15.5°C	78 mm
Dec	24.7°C	17.5°C	83 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Henley

Where is Henley?

Henley is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Henley?

At the 2021 Census, Henley had a population of about 455.

Is Henley an advantaged area?

Henley has an ABS SEIFA score of 1182, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Henley?

Henley has average daytime highs of about 21.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 1,084 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

Where Henley ranks

Henley appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.